We've discussed this further, but he wasn't replying to the mailing list.
On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 12:15 PM, John Hupp <lubu...@prpcompany.com> wrote: > It sounds like João is asking two questions, the second of which is > whether the Lubuntu Team thinks it's OK for *him* to accept money for > supporting Lubuntu among small business clients. > > But the replies here seem to be mostly addressing only his first question, > about financial support of the Lubuntu Project -- especially about > soliciting a corporate sponsor. > > On 1/5/2014 7:51 PM, Jackson Doak wrote: > > Yeah. I've been contributing to lubuntu for a bit over a year now > > > On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 11:46 AM, Pin Portal <pinpor...@msn.com> wrote: > >> Nice, are you from Lubuntu Team, Jackson? I say: the people that help >> creating the system? >> Thank you!!! >> Best Regards, >> João. >> >> ------------------------------ >> From: nosk...@ubuntu.com >> Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 11:37:25 +1100 >> >> Subject: Re: Migrate many micro and small enterprises to Lubuntu in Brazil >> To: pinpor...@msn.com; lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >> >> >> We're a Free Software project, so we won't charge. But a way for people >> to donate money or hardware instead of time would be useful >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Pin Portal <pinpor...@msn.com> wrote: >> >> I didnt understand, How support adding a donate button? Like ''Hey >> company, I will support you, but with you wanna pay for my support, okay. >> If you dont wanna pay for my support, no problem. I do it for free'' >> >> What you said is like this thing that I said? >> >> ------------------------------ >> From: nosk...@ubuntu.com >> Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 11:21:40 +1100 >> Subject: Re: Migrate many micro and small enterprises to Lubuntu in Brazil >> To: pinpor...@msn.com >> CC: lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >> >> I would support adding a donate button, especially since our head >> developer doesn't have much time to help any more >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 11:19 AM, Pin Portal <pinpor...@msn.com> wrote: >> >> Hello, my name is João, Im from Brazil, I like and use Lubuntu. >> I know that in April, 2014 Microsoft will stop providing updates and >> support for Windows XP users, so I decided to help many micro and small >> enterprises (like small businesses, for example: bakeries, restaurants, >> schools, small offices,...) in Brazil to change to another system and try >> not download ilegal windows 7 or windows 8 and try not buy a new computer >> with better CPU and GPU, so Im trying to convince many small businesses >> companies to migrate to Lubuntu (because it will have 5 years support in >> 14.04 LTS and of course it is free). >> >> But in the other hand, many people are asking me if the system >> is reliable, who is paying it (because if nobody pays, you have to receive >> money to continue the system). >> I didnt know what to answer and it made me think about it: >> *Why doesnt Lubuntu do the same thing that Kubuntu made in the past >> and look for a company that sponsors (financially) the system? Like Kubuntu >> is supported financially by Blue Systems *( >> http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-to-be-sponsored-by-blue-systems) >> >> Other thing that I wanna know about Lubuntu Team: Many small companies >> have shown interest in migrating to Lubuntu, but they asked me if I could >> support them, providing support if they had some doubts using the system in >> the future, I agreed with them, but there are much more companies that me >> (alone) can support, so I asked them if they would pay for this support >> (like U$S10~U$S15 per company per 10 computers by month) because with this >> money I could contract more brazilian employees to help me supporting them, >> they agreed with it. >> *But I wanna know if Lubuntu Team thinks that it is wrong by myself to >> ''get money'' supporting Lubuntu company users in Brazil?* (Because the >> system is free, I would only get money for the support, because we have >> energy tax, potencial employees to pay and others costs) Is it wrong to get >> money with Lubuntu support or Lubuntu Team doesnt see problem with that? >> (Im asking it, because I respect so much all people that made Lubuntu and >> make it until today :D ) >> >> >> *Please*, I dont like so much to use list.ubuntu.com, because I dont >> understand so much the interface, so PLEASE if one of you (or many of you) >> wanna answer this message, send your answer to my email: >> *pinpor...@msn.com <pinpor...@msn.com>* my name is João, just put >> ''Lubuntu'' title on the email message to I know that it is an answer for >> my original message. >> >> Thank you! >> Best Regards, >> João. >> >> >> >> -- >> Lubuntu-users mailing list >> Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users >> >> >> >> > > > > > -- > Lubuntu-users mailing list > Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users > >
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